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Ginevra

The body of my work explores the structure of the human figure, more explicitly anatomy and poses. However, my first artworks looked at the structure of Paris, objects, details and structure in nature such as with the construction of a cobweb, a butterfly wing, and architecture. These details led me on to exploring anatomical structure more closely. Many of my pieces were inspired by life drawing and by my own photographs of figures. My artworks include drawings, paintings, and reliefs using ceramics, while taking a closer look at the interior composition of the human body.

This exhibition revolves around three pieces; Nuances_anatomique, Bizarre, and Ciao, Inertia!. Nuances_anatomique which are inspired from some of Michelangelo’s anatomical research drawings and by Kuniyoshi Utagawa’s woodblock prints, relating to the skeletal and muscular systems of human composition. Bizarre was produced using a more pop-art approach, taking inspiration mainly from Andy Warhol’s use of saturated colors, repetition and placement of poses. It portrays three figures against a building structure. Ciao, Inertia!, takes inspiration from Michelangelo’s use of anatomy, and from Shintaro Kago’s way of dissecting the human body to only show specific parts of the human anatomical structure. My work also contains life drawings and a collage in which I have carefully observed light and poses. 

My exhibition is set up on two parallel walls, dividing it into two parts. Each wall has a focal point. The first wall of my exhibition, being the first part of it that is seen when entering my given space, highlights my large scale painting Bizarre and by placing my black and white, desaturated and smaller pieces around it creates a contrast and a focal point on the large piece. The second part of my exhibition is an L shape panel, in contrast to the first part of my exhibition, the work on this side of it has been placed in a more spread and wider manner, by alternating between small and larger pieces. The pieces of this second wall have been arranged following colors and sizes, in order to balance out the colors throughout my exhibition. The first piece on this wall is Nuances_anatomique has been placed next to the relief piece that I have produced alongside with a collage I have made from a life drawing class. Next was another of my key pieces, being Ciao, Inertia!, which was placed on a panel of its own next to a series of life drawings showing both predominant use of the color green. I have placed those two works together in order to consolidate colors and to separate it from my first wall which contains entirely different colors. The first part of my exhibition illustrates this research of structure in a broader way whilst the second part of my exhibition concentrates on the structure of the human body by looking at poses, and the skeletal and muscular systems of the body.

The exhibition in its whole conveys a lot of different emotions through the use of poses, whether they are positive, negative or neutral. I have done this to show emotions without necessarily having to show facial expressions which are often used to display such feelings. My entire exhibition conveys mixed emotions, most of the time neutral, displaying a state of apathy and calm. Which can be experienced by the audience through the curation and displaying of the pieces.

 

 

 

The Imperfect (June 2022)

Modroc and Wire

10 x 15 x 7 cm

The Imperfect portrays a figure which is half a face and half a skeleton. The sculpture helps bring forward flaws of an individual that are normally hidden. The sculpture that I created was solemnly based on my previous painting. Using modroc helped to capture all the details of both the skeleton and the figure, giving it a more realistic look. The contrast between the black and white helps the shape of the figure stand out more, emphasizing the form of the skeleton and the human.

 

 

You Happy Now? (October 2022)

Acrylic Paint on Canvas

70 cm x 165 cm 

You Happy Now? brings to light the idea of societal perception of beauty. All the elements are used to portray what an individual sees when looking at their reflection in the mirror. Barbara Kruger, the main source of inspiration for this work guided me both on the subject I chose to portray as well as the way I included the bold text in my work. I used dark colors in the background to create a contrast with the bright colors used in the writing creating an eye-catching work.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Empty (February 2023)

Modroc on wood

80 x 30 x 50 cm

Empty portrays the sides of someone's life that aren’t explicitly shown to others. The symbolism of a body coming out of a wall is almost as if it is escaping this idea of not truly showing who they are and their true emotions. My main inspiration was Italian artist Matteo Pugliese as many of his sculptures are figures coming out of walls. In creating my installation I aimed to integrate the colors of the figure with the colors of the background to unify the work.

 

 

The Azalee’s of the Florist (November 2021)

Acrylic paint on canvas

20 x 10 cm diameter

The Azalee’s of the Florist highlights the idea of nature in its various colours and shades. The inspiration was taken from a photograph of a flower in a florist shop. The contrast between the darker colors in the background accentuates the bright pink of the flower. Georgia O’Keeffe was the main inspiration for this painting as a very recurring theme in her work is also nature. I placed the flower in the very center of my work as it catches the viewer's eye. 

The Half-Dead (April 2022)

Acrylic Paint on canvas

60 cm diameter 

The Half-Dead portrays the physical effects of substance abuse in a person. The cigarette is the main symbol. Ironically, the serious subject is depicted in a cartoon-like manner highlighting the facial features in the figure. My source of inspiration was Vincent van Gogh’s painting Skull of a Skeleton with Burning Cigarette. The satire painting sparked the idea of a less realistic side to my work. The text was created to make the viewer question the relationship between addiction and death.  

 

 

 

The Mismatched Petal (January 2022)

Ceramics

<20> x 18 x 9 cm

The Mismatched Petal breaks the idea of perfection in nature. The idea originated from the shape of a petal in my painting The Azalee’s of the Florist. Noriko Kuresumi was the main influence for this sculpture as the fluidity of flower petals is very recurring in her work. The form of the leaves are just a glimpse of the diversity of shapes that nature provides. The polished surface adds to the minimalist look of the sculpture and the overlapping of petals creates contrast between them.

 

 

 

Distorted (November 2022)

Acrylic Paint on Canvas

80 cm x 50 cm

Distorted is a work created to depict the difference between capturing moments on a screen in contrast to the lens of your own eyes. The edited picture on the screen doesn’t give the perfect idea of what the sunset looks like in comparison to real life. I used both my previous work as well as Vincent van Gogh’s painting titled The Sower at Sunset as inspiration in both the colors and the editing I used. In creating my work I tried to modify the colors to create a contrast.